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Guidewires at The 12th Gathering Festival 2011 Killarney, Ireland 06.03.2011.
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The 12th Gathering Festival 2011 at The Gleneagle Hotel and INEC, Killarney, Ireland

Pádraig Rynne - Concertina,
Dezi Donnelly - Fiddle,
Sylvain Barou - Flute,
Paul McSherry - Guitar,
Karol Lynch - Bouzouki
(The usual Band line up has Tóla Custy on Fiddle )

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All members have had renowned fame individually within music.

Pádraig Rynne -- Concertina
Pádraig Rynne is a concertina player and composer from Caherea, in Co. Clare. With a number of All-ireland titles to his name Pádraig has toured Australia, North America, The Middle East and Europe since the age of 14 and has made his name as one of Irish music's most dynamic and expressive players. In his mid teens he was a founder member of Turas and recorded their well received self titled album. 1998 saw him join the band Cian with which he recorded two extremely popular albums and released one single. Since his departure from Cian in 2001 Pádraig has recorded and performed with musicians and bands such as Arty McGlynn, Gilles Le Bigot, Michael McGoldrick, Liz Carroll, Triona Ni Dhomhnaill, Gráda, Flook, At First Light etc. "Bye A While", Pádraig's debut solo album was released in 2005.

Sylvain Barou -- Wooden Flutes
"Sylvain Barou, from Brittany is considered one of the best flute players of his generation. Playing mainly Irish and Breton music, Sylvain has played with Sualtam, David Pasquet, Guichen, Denez Prigent, Jacques Pellen-Celtic Procession, Gildas & JB Boclé, Dan Ar Braz, Yvan Cassar, Liz Carroll,and Irish traditional musicians Donal Lunny, John Doyle, Paddy Glackin etc. In Brittany Sylvain is probably the busiest musician you can find and is involved in many ground breaking musical projects.

Karol Lynch -- Bouzouki.
Clare native Karol is the youngest member of the band but shows music maturity way beyond his years. His rhythmic style adds flair and energy to the band while his counter melodies leave audiences breathless. He released a CD with Michael "Blackie" O'Connell entitled "Foolin In Doolin", Karol is also credited on a number of other albums. He has also guested with world famous band The Chieftains.

Paul McSherry -- Guitar
A member of the famous McSherry family from Belfast. A founding member of Tamalin and Grianan, Paul has also recorded and played with Déanta, Cara Dillon, Niamh Parsons, Cormac Breathnach, Liam O Flynn, The Donal Lunny band etc.Paul is also a producer.

Dezi Donnelly - Fiddle
Dezi Donnelly is a Manchester based Fiddle player. One of the founder members of the Celtic Rock Band 'Toss the Feathers'. The sibling of a Manchester fiddler dynasty is both All Britain and All Ireland Champion, a title truely deserved for his brilliant jigs and reels.Having played the fiddle since the age of 7, Dezi was North West and All Britain fiddle champion by the age of 9. By the age of 15, he had won the All Ireland championship an astounding 5 times. He also won the 'Fiddler of London' twice a competition held in the memory of Dezi's uncle Des Donnelly who was tragically killed in a building site accident in June 1973, four days before Dezi was born.Dezi joined Manchester-Irish band, Toss The Feathers, whilst still in his teens. Between 1988-91 and 1994-95 he appeared on "Columbus Eclipse" and "Awakenings" albums. In 1989 Dezi recorded some tracks with Mancunian flutist Michael McGoldrick. Mike's flute and Dezi's fiddle gently spar on most of the tracks, however each take the lead when required and the arrangements allow them to swap leads within sets to great effect. The tracks were later released on the album, "Champions Of The North". Dezi also features on Mike McGoldrick's albums ' Fused ', ' Wired ' and 'Aurora '.
On the 1995 album, "Welcome", Dezi duos with guitarist Skirm. In 1997 Dezi become runner-up in the BBC award "Young Traditional Musician Of The Year", a title previously held by Michael McGoldrick. In 1999, he was the "All Ireland Young Traditional Musician Of The Year". and in July he released his debut solo album. "Familiar Footsteps". In 2009 Dezi appeared on the BBC's 'Transatlantic Sessions' and performed alongside Jerry Douglas,Aly Bain,Phil Cunningham,Donal Lunny and James Taylor.